Oral histories
Listen to the history of physiotherapy in New Zealand via the personal stories of the following notable physios
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Rob McKenzie
Rob talks about his training and early private practice in Wellington in the 1950s and 60s, about discovering his 'method,'...
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Fran Elkin
Fran talks about her work in London and Auckland before being involved in establishing the new school in Auckland and...
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Carol Jeffs
Carol talks about training in Dunedin and working in rheumatology in Rotorua, working with Pat De Carteret in the 1960s, and physiotherapy in the public health system. Read more
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Don McKenzie
Training in North London, Don talks about to moving back to New Zealand and explains the history of physiotherapy in the 1960s and 70s. Read more
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Dorothy Grave
Dorothy tells some wonderful stories about training in Dunedin and some of her experiences working in the South Island. Read more
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Erwin Drok
Erwin tells the story of his training in Perth Australia and his travels to Europe. Read more
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Ethel Barnes
Ethel talks about her training in Sydney and her experience of spinal injury treatment at Stoke Manderville. Read more